Turbulent offseason: Latest wave of arrests plagues NFL

11:40 PM,
Jul. 1, 2013

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez

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Lindsay H. Jones
USA TODAY Sports

These are supposed to be the quietest days for the NFL, with offseason practices over and training camp more than three weeks away.

Yet as the calendar turns to July, the NFL is getting besieged with the worst of publicity.

A star player, Aaron Hernandez, sits in a Massachusetts jail accused of first-degree murder and under investigation for a potential role in two other killings; a rookie for the Cleveland Browns, Ausar Walcott, was charged with attempted murder in New Jersey after allegedly punching a man outside a bar; and Indianapolis Colts safety Joe Lefeged is facing multiple ...